David R. Poems

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1.
Time Drips From A Dark Faucet

I know what you try to say
through clenched teeth and miffed tongue -
I've squeezed the juice from your words, tasted
the sour choices you made.
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2.
Cliff Hanger

Let's act like we're on a boat
together.

You sit on the edge and let your feet
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3.
I Pray You Well Without My Face To Bear

Since the night my shoulder got into a bar fight
I've been hanging my sea legs off the boat,
shooting at fish with my Glock 17.
I swear I've hit at least twelve. They float
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4.
A Body Untraveled

Your eyes are the Sundarbans,
floating in high salty waters, unseen without a map.
They are reserved for tigers only,
none pass without stripes.
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